Hitler Hitler Hitler

[sabotabby]

Obama Godwinned.

Oh well. The Nobel Peace Prize? Kind of irrelevant, really.

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[pofflewomp.livejournal.com]

Uuurgh...

"The United States of America has helped underwrite global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms. The service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform has promoted peace and prosperity from Germany to Korea, and enabled democracy to take hold in places like the Balkans. We have borne this burden not because we seek to impose our will. We have done so out of enlightened self-interest"


Uurgh?

I wonder whether many people who join the army study the philosophy of warfare first.

I wonder if Obama was embarrassed to receive the peace prize. So weird. World too confusing, I go sleep.

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

Are we sure that this wasn't some kind of guest appearance on the Daily Show?

[faithhopetricks.livejournal.com]

The other is a conflict that America did not seek; one in which we are joined by 43 other countries — including Norway — in an effort to defend ourselves and all nations from further attacks.

AAAAAAAAAAAAGH

The world rallied around America after the 9/11 attacks, and continues to support our efforts in Afghanistan, because of the horror of those senseless attacks and the recognized principle of self-defense. Likewise, the world recognized the need to confront Saddam Hussein when he invaded Kuwait — a consensus that sent a clear message to all about the cost of aggression.

WTF IT'S LIKE HE WAS POSSESSED BY REAGAN

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

That'll teach a lesson to the Prize selectors, anyway.

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

I think it's in the Constitution that as a qualification for president one must compare people that they want to drop bombs on to Nazis, Hilter, Stalin, Commies or Al Qaeda without any kind of historical context or appreciation of magnitude. I could be wrong about that but it seems to bare out in reality.

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

The American president embodies Godwin's law as a matter of course.

(Haha Rachel Maddow came up with a good corollary to the Law.)

[xturtle.livejournal.com]

Dear rest of the world,

I'm so sorry.

[pofflewomp.livejournal.com]

that's ok - not really your fault! ;)

[apperception.livejournal.com]

He's right, of course.

[sabotabby]

Well, about Hitler.

[apperception.livejournal.com]

"Pakistani police say five suspected militants arrested during a raid on a house in Punjab province are US nationals wanted by the FBI."

Pakistan wants to know when we're going to get our Muslims under control, they keep seeping across the border.

[fengi.livejournal.com]

Lulrz. Luv. Plus one win!

[jk-fabiani.livejournal.com]

They'd shoot him if he announced an immediate withdrawal. Micheal would be cleaning his brains off a limo so to speak.

/tinfoil hat...

[jk-fabiani.livejournal.com]

That said, of all the freaking way we could have stopped Hitler in hindsight, war was by far the worst. Most costly, most loss, hardest upon Hitler's victims, etc. etc. etc.

[fengi.livejournal.com]

"Yes, terrible wars have been fought, and atrocities committed. But there has been no Third World War."



"Well, I was so freaked by this wedding party you slaughtered, I almost overlooked the whole We Didn't Nuke The Entire World thing. Please excuse my ingratitude!"

[jk-fabiani.livejournal.com]

Ungrateful savages!

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

Somewhere Kipling is weeping.

[secretsoflife.livejournal.com]

another amazing godwinning:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-kaufman/google-books-and-kindles_b_380536.html

in the comments, he says that Godwin's Law is a form of holocaust denial.

*takes away all his internets*

[pofflewomp.livejournal.com]

what is Godwin's law?
Actually I shouldn't ask - you'll do me 'ead in with intellectual stuff while I'm up to me elbows in (cleaning) dog's piss and bleach at the moment...!

[marnanel.livejournal.com]

"As an [online] discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."

[pofflewomp.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you: a succinct summary!
And very true too.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

*sigh*
I buried my face in a pillow and screamed when I heard his speech!

The Nobel Piss Prize has been irrelevant since Rabin and Arafat both got it. Together.
Man.

Happy Hannukah!